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ACQUIP Training in Latin America in a variety of settings

Administrator — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:20:25 +0100

Have you ever been caught with your pants down? If your equipment is not in order, it can be an uncomfortable situation. The best way to alleviate this problem is to make sRead More...

Is your ‘Equipment' letting you down?

Administrator — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:47:12 +0100

Real men keep their equipment in tip top shape. They know that in order to get the job done, anything less than this creates problems with performance. It's nothing to be ashamed of and can happen to anyone. However, to continue operating your equipment at sub-standard levels is not only detrimental - it can be considered unsafe. Finally help has arrived. If your Rotating Equipment has been making you feel less than adequate, ACQUIP can help.

As you know, as things get heated uRead More...

Dynamic Movement: methods used and how to measure

Administrator — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:52:26 +0100

Dynamic Movement: Temperature Changes Mean More than Hot or Cold

Dynamic movement, which also goes by the name thermal growth, is the change in length of metal that results from temperature change. If a metal bar is heated, it will elongate; it shrinks when cooled. The degree of change is dependent on the extent of temperature change and the individual metal.

The difference in the temperature of a machine during operation, as opposed to off line, will result in thermal growth. ManufaRead More...

Turbine Efficiency: alignment techniques for gas and steam turbines

Administrator — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:47:49 +0100

Turbine Efficiency: Critical For Success

Turbine efficiency controls operating expenses, time management and production. Keeping up with the methods required to ensure maximum efficiency is vital in industries requiring turbine use.

It's vital for turbine efficiency that maintenance is performed regularly. Maintaining gas and steam turbines includes systematic inspections, this is crucial to catch problems before they occur, or before they become major. Paying attention Read More...

Preventive maintenance, plant maintenance, and emergency laser alignment services

Administrator — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:34:11 +0100

Rely on emergency laser alignment service for maintaining mission critical assets in top working condition

Preventive maintenance and the regular plant maintenance is an unavoidable necessity for the various industries. Usually, companies try to delay the maintenance in their plants just to save few bucks to improve their bottom line. ThRead More...

ERAG or CAT: The Best Alignment Method for Precise Measuring

Administrator — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:51:36 +0100

The Electronic Radial Alignment Gauge (ERAG) or Concentricity Alignment Tool (CAT)

An ERAG or CAT is not exactly an item that people commonly know the use for. In a nutshell, it is used to measure the distance between two surfaces that are adjacent to each other. The ERAG ensures that the distance measured is accurate. There are an enormous aRead More...

Indian Energy Industry: India’s Energy Alternatives

Administrator — Mon, 09 May 2011 21:17:51 +0100

Two Chief Items India Faces -- Lessening Climate Alterations and Securing Varied Supplies of Energy

The Indian energy usage has been rising at one of the steadfast rates in the globe because of the populace progression and commercial increase. The majority of India’s power derives from oil, natural gas and coal. While the nation remains at a steady development rate, so does India’s energy business, which is searching for energy alternatives, for example, nuclear energy.

Asian Energy Business Growing and Thriving

Administrator — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:31:03 +0100

As the economies of China and India continue to grow at a rapid pace, energy and resource related businesses in Asia are becoming dominant on the world stage. While that means there is great potential for energy and resource providers around the globe, it also has an effect on geopolitical relations. For the past half century, the Western World has been the main consumer of energy and valuable resources. Without substantial competition, Western economies attained all their resource demands, aRead More...

How to Make Turbine Working More Efficient

Administrator — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:02:02 +0100

To make the turbine work more efficiently is accomplished through a number of respective stages. These fundamental stages are synchronized on the basis of the source of energy, and together it is known as impulse or reaction turbines. Steam turbines usually use a blend of both the impulse designs and combination of reactions. But on the whole the turbines use the both, but in rare cases, some use either one of them. Respectively, high pressure turbines with impulse type and lower with the reaRead More...

Critical Thermal Growth Monitoring

Administrator — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:11:46 +0100

A machine experiences thermal growth, or dynamic movement, more commonly understood as a change in temperature, from the time it starts until it is up to full power operation. This temperature change is a normal occurrence most notably in the supports and bearings of the machine.

To explain, thermal growth or dynamic movement means when a metal is heated to certain temperatures, it will without a doubt lengthen. The change can be minor, or it may be of more significance.

Dynamic Movement Study (Thermal Growth) Explained

Administrator — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:27:51 +0100

In this new video blog, Damian Josefsberg from ACQUIP, INC, talks about a dynamic movement study for thermal growth monitoring and the traditional methods used instead of conducting a dynamic movement study...

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Gas Turbine Internal Alignment Explained

Administrator — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:40:18 +0100

In this video blog, Damian Josefsberg from ACQUIP, INC, talks about gas turbine internal alignment and the importance of taking the online readings with the top on.

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Acquip at METS Symposium in Doha, Qatar (Feb 2011)

Administrator — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:32:17 +0100

The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University at Qatar hosted the 1st Middle East Turbomachinery Symposium (METS) in Doha, Qatar from 13th thru 16th of February 2011. The METS will be closely modeled after the Turbomachinery Symposium that has been held in Texas since 1971.

ACQUIP, INC participated as an Exhibiting Company. Exhibiting at METS offers you the opportunity to demonstrate your company’s advanced technologies and expertRead More...

Quality Laser Alignment Training Program

Administrator — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:23:52 +0100

Employees need to be elite at what they do in order to stand out to their employers. This can't be any more important than in activities require extreme care like laser alignment. This isn't just for the bottom level employee but for the supervisory staff as well. This provides every company an increase in efficiency, quality, dependability, and most importantly increased customer satisfaction.

With the economy, everyone wants to remain affordable to their customers as well as maximizRead More...

Three Kinds of Steam Turbine Internal Alignment

Administrator — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:42:28 +0100

On the video below, Damian Josefsberg from ACQUIP, INC is talking about steam turbine internal alignment.

Now there are 3 basic kinds of steam turbine internal alignment that ACQUIP, INC performs. The first is Topsoff, that is when we set up a laser and shoot it through the turbine and measure all of the internal points, whether the diaphragms, blade rings, ACQUIP, INC measures all of the packing sections and that is all we do as we take the Topsoff readinRead More...

Are tight wire and laser alignments going the way of the dinosaur?

Administrator — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:26:18 +0100

Imagine being able to align a turbine without having to dislodge the rotor. This is a very real possibility with the use of the Electronic Radial Alignment Gauge (ERAG) or Concentricity Alignment Tool (CAT). With the fabrication of these tools, ACQUIP, INC has completely negated the need for tight wire or laser alignment. These tools have proven their selves to be a reliable method of alignment, even with thousands of hours of use.